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Ireland (Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ⓘ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), [a] is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland, with a population of about 5.4 million. [4]
Ireland and Great Britain, together with many nearby smaller islands, are known collectively as the British Isles. [114] As the term British Isles can be controversial in relation to Ireland, the alternate term Britain and Ireland is sometimes used as a neutral term for the islands. [115]
True-colour satellite image of Ireland, known in Irish as Éire.. Éire (Irish: [ˈeːɾʲə] ⓘ) is the Irish Gaelic name for "Ireland". Like its English counterpart, the term Éire is used for both the island of Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, the sovereign state that governs 85% of the island's landmass.
The first known radio transmission in Ireland was a call to arms made from the General Post Office in O'Connell Street during the Easter Rising. The first official radio station on the island was 2BE Belfast, which began broadcasting in 1924.
Ireland ratified the convention on 16 September 1991. [3] As of 2021, Ireland has two sites on the list, and a further seven on the tentative list. [3] The first site listed was Brú na Bóinne – Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne, in 1993. The second site, Skellig Michael, was listed in 1996.
Ireland during the Ice Age. What is known of pre-Christian Ireland comes from references in Roman writings, Irish poetry, myth, and archaeology.While some possible Paleolithic tools have been found, none of the finds is convincing of Paleolithic settlement in Ireland. [4]
A group of explorers, known as the West Country Men, were active in Ireland at around this time. The Enterprise of Ulster which pitted Shane O'Neill (Irish chieftain) against Queen Elizabeth I was a total failure [ 75 ] [ 76 ] [ 77 ] This was followed by the somewhat successful first British-English colony the Munster planations which had a ...
This is a list of dishes found in Ireland. Irish cuisine is a style of cooking originating from Ireland, developed or adapted by Irish people . It evolved from centuries of social and political change, and in the 20th and 21st century has more international influences.